Ch 2: Types of Workplace Harassment

About This Chapter

Identifying and distinguishing between the types of workplace harassment helps employees understand and adhere to standard workplace harassment policies. The engaging video lessons in this chapter explain how to differentiate between different types of workplace harassment.

Types of Workplace Harassment - Chapter Summary

In this chapter, our instructors present different types of workplace harassment. Employees learn to distinguish between hostile environment harassment, quid pro quo harassment and sexual harassment. Lessons on forms of harassment, such as non-verbal harassment and third-party harassment, explain what constitutes each of these forms of harassment and provide instruction on how to prevent them from happening in your workplace.

Engaging video lessons clearly illustrate harassing behaviors, and lesson quizzes allow your employees to check their understanding of harassment issues. Comprehension of each lesson's key concepts can also be verified with the chapter exam.

How It Helps

Builds awareness: In order to contribute to a safe and productive work environment, employees need to be aware of the behaviors that are unacceptable in the workplace.

Improves behavior: By learning about the types of workplace harassment, employees can ensure their office behavior is appropriate.

Educates employees: Distinguishing between the types of harassment will also help employees recognize and report incidents of harassment.

Teaches professionalism: By understanding and incorporating the principles taught in this chapter, employees will be able to maintain respectful working relationships.

Skills Covered

By the end of this chapter, employees will be able to:

Define and provide an overview of hostile environment harassment and distinguish it from quid pro quo harassment

Define sexual favoritism, and verbal and nonverbal forms of harassment

Define Internet and email harassment and explain why it is illegal

Understand third-party harassment and what companies can do to prevent it

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